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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 16. Labor and Employment |
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Agency 25. Safety and Health Codes Board |
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Chapter 60. Administrative Regulation for the Virginia Occupational Safety and Healthprogram |
Section 150. Maritime standards
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The occupational safety or health standards adopted as rules or regulations by the board either directly, or by reference, from 29 CFR Part 1915, 29 CFR Part 1917, 29 CFR Part 1918 and 29 CFR Part 1919 shall apply by their own terms to all public sector employers and employees engaged in maritime related activities covered by the Virginia State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health.
The employer shall comply with the manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation, training, use, installation, inspection, testing, repair and maintenance of all machinery, vehicles, tools, materials and equipment, unless specifically superseded by a more stringent corresponding requirement in Part 1915, 1917, 1918 or 1919. The use of any machinery, vehicle, tool, material or equipment that is not in compliance with any applicable requirement of the manufacturer is prohibited, and shall either be identified by the employer as unsafe by tagging or locking the controls to render them inoperable or be physically removed from its place of use or operation.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR425-02-95 § 3.4, eff. July 1, 1994; amended, Volume 22, Issue 25, eff. September 21, 2006.